Tackling the Task of a Baby Registry

Jason and I went to Babies R Us this evening to work on our baby registry. It has become quite clear to me that he and I are not on the same page when it comes to this task. He immediately asked where the flat screen TV's are located. I had to remind him that this is for stuff for the BABY, not for Daddy! He still maintains the fact that the baby needs a flat screen in her room. Following the Flat Screen TV discussion, he hit up the baby food to see what kind of flavors we needed to add to the registry - Translation: what kind of flavors he would prefer to eat, none of them including vegetables. It was at this point, I started tuning him out. So, when I said that I needed this one thing he responds..."I just said that." Oops, guess I wasn't listening! Well, I should have just continued to ignore him because on our way back to the front of the store he picks up this bib that says "Chick Magnet" on it....um News Flash! We are having a heterosexual female baby, Jason! Anyway, we checked out the whole store, looked at some clothes, he sat in some gliders, but I couldn't get him to "try on" any diaper bags to see what he would look good carrying. Oh well...He'll just have to take what he's dealt!

On Saturday, we went to the liquor store so get Jason some beer. I got ready to get out of the truck and he said "You can't go in, you're pregnant." I was thinking to myself, so what! I responded back "well, they sell cigarettes at the gas station, am I not allowed to go in there either because I'm pregnant?" I told him that maybe no one would notice... he didn't seem to buy that idea. He thought it was absolutely horrible that I, as a pregnant woman would dare go into the liquor store. He tried to steer clear of me in there because I guess I embarrassed him. I thought it was kind of funny. There's never a dull moment around here. He actually told me today to "quit hoarding the baby" because I was laying on my side in bed last night and he couldn't feel her. I can't really complain, though. I'm happy that he's excited about her and likes to feel her move. These are the pictures he took tonight.

25 Weeks

Pictures of Baby's Room

The furniture is in a temporary place since Jason is still working in there. He has the baseboards done and new light fixture up, and he hopes to get the crown molding up sometime this week.

We are not into all the pink stuff, so we opted for more neutral and serene decor. When I looked at some of the little girl bedding and nurseries, they were very overwhelming and too busy for our taste.

Don't Do It Yourself!

As you know Jason has been working very hard on the baby's room. However, he has run into some obstacles along the way, which tends to be the case with any other home project he attempts. While my thought is to hire someone to do it and save him the trouble, he is a firm believer in doing it on his own. I can only blame HGTV and DIY network for this. All those TV shows make it look sooooo easy and of course combined with the skills he already possesses any home project is a breeze (in his mind). He will start one project, stop to watch a little HGTV, and then get a NEW idea for something else.

In his defense, mostly all of the problems he has run into have been because the previous home owners did a very bad job at remodeling themselves. With every new project Jason starts, he finds something else they screwed up. All the electrical wires are "southern engineered" so it's a crap shoot to figure what wire connects to what. That being said, after Jason put the new light fixture up last weeked, 3 out of the 4 outlets in the baby's room do not have electricity. Yesterday, he took off the old base boards so he could nail up the news ones and discovered that the previous homeowners actually PAINTED the baseboards to the carpet. So, then he had to cut the paint out of the edges of the carpet.

I'm not quite sure what all his frustration was due to this morning, but I heards lots of cussing coming from the back room. Unfortunately for him, I think it's hilarious that he tries to use as many profanities in one sentence as he possibly can so I try to look away when I hear him coming down the hall.

I wonder if I can just have those 2 channels taken off our cable plan??

24 Week Pictures!

Jason takes his job as photographer very seriously. So asking him to take A picture usually results in MANY pictures. Maybe he should get a part-time job taking photos. He has been able to feel her move a lot lately. He kinda knows now what he's feeling for, and she starts moving A LOT late in the evenings. He has really taken a lot of interest in being able to feel her so he just sits with his hand on my belly until he feels her a couple of times. I'll post some pictures to entertain you, courtesy of Professional Paparazzo Jason!

Update From Today's Doctor Appointment

Jason and I went for the regular check-up today. I have gained 5 pounds since last month, but had lost 2 at my last appointment. So, after today's visit my total weight gain for my whole pregnancy is 9 pounds and blood pressure was 112/64. Dr. Appel said that the report from my sonogram was good. All of baby's measurements were good. She is measuring a day early, but my doctor doesn't feel that is enough to change my due date. However, because she was moving around so much they weren't able to get a good shot of her face. Dr. Appel said I could get another sonogram around 28-30 weeks to try to see it. The baby's heartbeat was 150bpm, pretty consistent with the last few times.

Lori has planned a baby shower for me in Tyler for family down there. It's September 12th from 1-3pm at a French Bakery, Chez Bazan. My doctor gave me the ok to travel as long as it's before 35 weeks. At that time I think I'll be about 32 weeks. It will be a small get together and a good chance to meet Baby Case!

Jason Felt Her!

I have been waiting for Jason to be able to feel her move and it finally happened last night. I had been putting his hand on my belly where I feel her at night when I'm laying flat in bed, but after 5 minutes or so he gives up. She's pretty sneaky. She will thump me somewhere else other than where his hand is so then I have to move it for him and he looses his patience. I was laying flat on the couch last night after eating a big pickle. I told him that pickle would get her moving and it did! She kicked me in the side of my tummy about 3 times so I told Jason to hurry and put his hand in that spot hoping she would do it again. Then there was another thump and I asked him if he felt it and he said "yeah, that's cool!" So, now that he knows what it feels like maybe it will be easier for him to feel it more often.

Baby Shower

Many of you have asked about when I may have a baby shower. Lori had a really good idea to have a shower in Tyler for all the family in September. Everyone from Missouri could get together for the shower and to see Leslie's little boy at the same time. Since Tyler is much closer to Houston than Amarillo, some of our friends and family in that area could come to the shower much easier than coming all the way up here. What do you think?